Junior Boys International Football Tournament: Three teams have been disqualified for fielding overage players from the 63rd Subroto Cup Sub-Junior Boys International Football Tournament, which got underway here on Monday. An official announcement of this effect was made by the Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society, under the aegis of the Air Force Sports Control Board.
The Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society also further stated that the reports of three other teams are awaited which will be received on Tuesday and a decision will be made based on those results.
Nazareth Model High School, Dima Hasao, Assam; Nehru Public School, Jamuai, Bihar and Ultou Govt. Model High School, Bishnupur, Manipur were the teams disqualified from the tournament. The reports of teams from Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are awaited.
A Skeletal Age Estimation Test was conducted as per the regulations of the tournament and the criteria set by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the above-mentioned teams were found to field more than four players who were above the cut-off age which led to the disqualification of the teams.
Nazareth Model High School, Dima Hasao, Assam; Nehru Public School, Jamuai, Bihar and Ultou Govt. Model High School, Bishnupur, Manipur were the teams disqualified from the tournament. The reports of teams from Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are awaited.
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Article Source: IANS